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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    EasyKost

    Score8.2 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Collaborative SaaS software for cost estimating and data mining. Easykost is offered as a solution to improve design-to-cost and time-to-market performance, create operating synergy between the various jobs and functions, streamline and professionalize the costing and quotation activities. Easykost is a product cost managementN/A

    SketchUp

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/ASketchUp is 3D modeling software with an emphasis on usability. SketchUp is a Trimble product.

    $119

    per year

    Pricing
    EasyKostSketchUp
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Free
    $0.00
    per year
    For Schools (free with G Suite or Microsoft education account)
    $0
    For Students
    $55.00
    per year
    For Educators
    $55.00
    per year
    Studio for Students / Educators (Desktop version)
    $55
    per year
    Shop
    $119.00
    per year
    Pro
    $299.00
    per year
    Professional
    $299.00
    per year
    Studio (Windows only)
    $699
    per year
    Studio
    $1199.00
    per year
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    EasyKostSketchUp
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    EasyKostSketchUp
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    EasyKost
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    Trimble
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    96%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    22 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    89%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    17 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    18 Answers
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    User Ratings
    EasyKostSketchUp
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.0
    (47 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
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    8.5
    (14 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    EasyKostSketchUp
    Likelihood to Recommend
    EasyKost
    Well Suited Scenarios : 1. This is a cost estimation product that just needs the exposure of data, in fact, enriched data and after that, not just estimation, a well exhaustive set of insights and analytics can be fetched. Which in turn gives a heads-up to business. So EasyKost is well suited whenever any product needs price estimation and we don't have subject matter expert or industrial knowledge. So, in this case, it comes as the one solution for all problems.' 2. Not only for product cost estimation, this product is well suitable for the service, inventory etc estimation. Scenarios Where EasyKost is less suitable are: 1. EasyKost is an AI-enabled tool that can only work if we have a sufficient dataset to feed or else we can't control the situation within the accepted deviation and hence that can lead to a fiasco. So in such situation its good to go for subject matter expert or a knowledge expert rather than relying on any such software product
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    Trimble
    SketchUp is great for individually studying options for building design. It is an awesome conceptual tool to be able to quickly model and manipulate a building to study different designs. It is not good for complex geometries, especially curves. Surfaces have a hard time registering and cutting into one another. It also eventually needs to go into Revit to be more realistic as it is not good as a documentation tool
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    Pros
    EasyKost
    • costing and quotation activities
    • cost of new products
    • investments for installations, buildings, etc.
    • projects using cloud and saas based technologies
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    Trimble
    • Quickly exploring solutions in 3D: We get a lot of "what if" and "what would that look like" questions. While hand-sketching and hand-drafting can be fairly quick, SketchUp allows me to quickly create 3D and 2D views of a detail or solution, change dimensions and materials in a flash, and show a client or installer the plan in minutes.
    • Creating professional design documents in LayOut: Projects of any scale need good documentation. Using a combination of SketchUp and LayOut, I can create a Design Intent Set, plans for permitting, a set for mechanical trades to mark-up, etc. Having clear, appropriately-scaled drawings with dimensions or notations is a must, and we don't always have the time or budget to get an architect involved!
    • Using live files to guide discussions: Not all clients are "visual" people, so opening their model and orbiting around their space in real time has been extremely helpful. Clients and trades enjoy the perspective views so much that we often include them in the full-sized drawing sets to give a good "overall" view of the project intent. For complex or tight spaces, sometimes un-rendered plans and elevations just aren't enough!
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    Cons
    EasyKost
    • Accuracy of data
    • Data collection
    • Data mangement
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    Trimble
    • Ability to import Revit files and libraries.
    • Ability to export true curved vector linework. There are some workarounds, needs to be refined.
    • Create an OPEN MAPS connection. Since the split from Google, the source for high-quality aerials is limited.
    • Ability to dock all menus to the master window on a Mac
    • Ability to develop dockable menu trays on a Mac
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    Likelihood to Renew
    EasyKost
    No answers on this topic
    Trimble
    We typically wait a few years in between renewing, as even older versions are powerful tools for modeling, and we make sure the amount of feature changes are worth the re-investment.
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    Usability
    EasyKost
    No answers on this topic
    Trimble
    It is very user friendly and easy to learn. It's simplicity allows for a low learning curve so more people can learn it faster. The downside is that most schools are no longer teaching it, so many younger professionals come out of school not knowing it and knowing more complex software and they have a hard time "dumbing down" their skillsets
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    Support Rating
    EasyKost
    No answers on this topic
    Trimble
    Sketchup is so intuitive; I can't recall ever looking for official support. However, there are many user forums online that can answer more questions. The usefulness of the online forums is, however, tempered by the fact that there have been many versions of the software under different ownership and support regimes, and thus finding the right information for the right version of the software can be a challenge.
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    Alternatives Considered
    EasyKost
    1. Easykost provides a better and reasonable costing with a very nominal deviation. 2. Very Less customization is required in EasyKost. 3. The best part is the algorithm implied, it's the best in performance and provides a predictive environment to work on. 4. Easier to use and handle. 5. Customer support is quite good, always just an email or just a ping away. 6. Easier to deploy and integrate.
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    Trimble
    We have not evaluated any other competing software to this one. I heard about this software from a friend who teaches how to use it. She showed me in just a few minutes and I was HOOKED. I saw immediately the possible help it would be to my business. Thank you.
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    Return on Investment
    EasyKost
    • costing industrial products is positive impact on overall growth
    • Phone and chat support needs further upgradation ,somehow leading to bad image
    • Cloud and SAAS based web tool are excellent to use .
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    Trimble
    • It's good in the sense that you can quickly make a drawing and speeds up the design process. Not sure how to quantify that from a ROI perspective.
    • Also, good for editing an image after the fact. We can easily add a dimension that was forgotten in the original image.
    • Allows team members to understand a design easier than on other software platforms.
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